The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2139
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
10:04 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2680
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 113.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -16.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.84° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.56° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.